WELCOME TO THE LANCASTER INSURANCE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW, WITH DISCOVERY

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, is the Biggest and Best Classic Motor Show in the UK! The event welcomes classic car enthusiasts from all over the UK and beyond to share their passion for classics. 2017's show was held at Birmingham's NEC and showcased over 2,500 amazing classic cars and motorbikes covering over one million square feet – that’s about 12 football pitches! The most diverse mix of marques were showcased by 240 classic car and bike clubs from across the UK, displaying rare and loved classics that span more than 100 years. As well as a fantastic number of vehicles, you could have also visited the UK’s biggest indoor Autojumble, a haven of parts and spares for anyone working on their car, as well as 650 specialist exhibitors and traders, offering a mix of products and services. With stunning classics, fantastic features, Silverstone Auctions one of the most high-profile classic car auctions in the UK, along with motoring celebrities including The Wheeler Dealers and much more, this was classed as the must-attend event of the classic motoring calendar and a truly magnificent season finale! Keep your eyes open next summer for when tickets go on sale for 2018's show...

In a coup for the TVR Car Club, the new 500bhp V8-engined TVR Griffith will be the star of the Club’s stand at the 2017 Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show with Discovery at the National Exhibiti...

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LANCASTER INSURANCE PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP

The Lancaster Insurance Pride of Ownership celebrates classic cars and their owners, gathering together those motoring enthusiasts with the best stories about their motor vehicle that show they are the rarest, most unusual and the most cherished. It could be the story of the car being found as a wreck and restored to its former glory or it being owned from new by the same owner. Maybe it's an extremely rare car or one that holds significant sentimental value to a loved one.

HERO ARRIVE & DRIVE A CLASSIC CAR EXPERIENCE

Your chance to get behind the wheel of an iconic classic car at the show courtesy of HERO Events. Eight of HERO’s Arrive & Drive fleet will be available for you to take for a 4 mile spin around the NEC. Don’t feel confident about driving one of the most iconic cars in motoring history or you don’t have a licence, don’t worry, you can opt to be taken on a passenger ride instead. Be sure to make the most of this fantastic opportunity.

SILVERSTONE AUCTIONS

Silverstone Auctions returned to the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, with one of their most high profile classic car auctions in the UK. Once again more than 100 classic cars modern sports cars, historic motorbikes, luxury watches and automobilia went under the hammer over two days on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November.

THE DISCOVERY LIVE STAGE, FEATURING WHEELER DEALERS

The Discovery Live Stage, featuring The Wheeler Dealers, was not to be missed, even more so as 2017 saw Mr 'Wheeler Dealer' himself Mike Brewer and his new co-host and mechanic Ant Anstead together hosting the Live Stage jam packed with motoring magic, madness and mayhem all day long. Wheeler Dealers is one of the most popular shows on the Discovery Channel and the biggest motoring show in the world! Mike Brewer buys and sells cars bringing them back to the workshop for Ant Anstead to repair an...

MEGUIAR'S CLUB SHOWCASE

Meguiar’s joined the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, to celebrate ‘the best of the best’ from the UK club scene with the grand final of the Meguiar's Club Showcase. Featuring an amazing line up of 16 award winning cars from club-organised events during the course of 2017, the cars underwent intense scrutiny before the ultimate ‘best in show’ was revealed on Sunday afternoon.

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THE CARS

As a motoring enthusiast, there is nowhere else in the UK to see such a diverse display of around 2,500 classic motor cars on show and have every passion catered for than the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery. From traditional British classics, vintage motors, historic motorsport, European exotica, American muscle, retro hot hatches or the classic motors of the future – all these types of vehicles are brought together for the classic motoring community’s season finale at...

CAR CLUBS

Classic motoring clubs are the lifeblood of the classic community, playing a crucial role in ensuring the preservation of historic and classic motor vehicles. Clubs offer their members not only a wealth of expert advice on maintenance and renovation and a vast experience in purchasing and selling vehicles, but they are also a fantastic way of meeting like-minded people and socialising with fellow enthusiasts.

TRADE STANDS & AUTOJUMBLE

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, also hosted the UK’s biggest indoor Autojumble, a haven of parts and spares for anyone working on their classic car, offering a mix of products and services.

CARS FOR SALE

The Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show, with Discovery, brings together the UK’s leading classic car dealers offering a wealth of marques to suit all needs and pockets. From seasoned collectors to those looking to buy their first classic, you will find a fantastic mix of British, American and European cars on offer within the show’s Dealer Hall (Hall 3), creating the ultimate classic car showroom.

WHAT'S ON

2017 will welcome exciting new features to the show with more cars and bikes than ever before! Once again we will welcome enthusiasts from near and far to join us in a three-day celebration of their passion for classics in all shapes and sizes. Have a look here at all the exciting show features you can expect to see around the show's halls.

2017 HIGHLIGHTS

Never been to our Classic Motor Show before? Not sure what to expect?
Why not watch the video from our 2017 show and see what it's all about!
Or if you were at the show last year, see if you can spot yourself!